Sitting training early after stroke improves sitting ability and quality and carries over to standing up but not to walking: A randomised controlled trial

Australian Journal of Physiotherapy

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 97-102

  Dean, Catherine M ^a   Channon, Elizabeth F ^a,b   Hall, Jillian M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Country Physiotherapy ^*

^c War Memorial Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; Disability; Hemiplegia; Physiotherapy; Posture; Rehabilitation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447256549     PISSN: 00049514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0004-9514(07)70042-9     Document Type: Article

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